mistletoe — [mis′əl tō΄] n. [OE misteltan (akin to ON mistilteinn) < mistel, mistletoe (prob. < Gmc * mista, dung: from being propagated by seeds in bird dung) + tan, a twig] 1. any of various evergreen plants (genera Phoradendron and Viscum) of the… … English World dictionary
mistletoe — noun Etymology: Middle English mistilto, from Old English misteltān, from mistel mistletoe + tān twig; akin to Old High German & Old Saxon mistil mistletoe and to Old High German zein twig Date: before 12th century a European semiparasitic green… … New Collegiate Dictionary
mistletoe — SYN: viscum (1). * * * mis·tle·toe mis əl .tō, chiefly Brit miz n any of various parasitic or semiparasitic plants (family Loranthaceae, the mistletoe family) that have thick leathery mostly opposite and sometimes scaly leaves and include some… … Medical dictionary
family Loranthaceae — noun in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria • Syn: ↑Loranthaceae, ↑mistletoe family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot… … Useful english dictionary
family Viscaceae — noun in some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae • Syn: ↑Viscaceae, ↑mistletoe family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Santalales, ↑order Santalales … Useful english dictionary
Mistletoe — For other uses, see Mistletoe (disambiguation). European mistletoe attached to a silver birch Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemi parasitic plants in several families in the order Santalales. The plants in question grow attached to and … Wikipedia
mistletoe — /mis euhl toh /, n. 1. a European plant, Viscum album, having yellowish flowers and white berries, growing parasitically on various trees, used in Christmas decorations. 2. any of several other related, similar plants, as Phoradendron serotinum,… … Universalium
Mistletoe Tyrannulet — Taxobox name = Mistletoe Tyrannulet status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Tyrannidae genus = Zimmerius species = Z. vilissimus binomial = Zimmerius vilissimus… … Wikipedia
Family Moving Day — Infobox Book name = Family Moving Day title orig = La famille Passiflore déménage translator = en Patricia Lantier Sampon ko Chong in Kimcite web|url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/31193079|title=Book information for 산토끼가족의이사… … Wikipedia
dilleniid dicot family — noun family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Hyponyms: ↑Capparidaceae, ↑family Capparidaceae, ↑caper family, ↑Cruciferae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
